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October 04 2008

A long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl walks through a large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes. He wears an orange wrap over a red undergarment, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders, and appears to be moving along a central aisle. Blue and yellow decorative banners hang from the ceiling. Many seated attendees in white shirts and white dhotis fill the foreground and background, some wearing white headcloths. The motion blur suggests a moving camera during a satsang or convention gathering.

A photograph inside a hall with a wooden stage at the top, decorated with flowers and small figures, and orange drapes. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a draped saffron-orange robe and walking barefoot down a central aisle, is the central figure; he has a visible rudraksha-style garland and is described as a person by appearance, cues being long hair and saffron clothing, though this is uncertain. Many seated devotees in white clothes line both sides of the aisle, several wearing blue or white head cloths, some with pink name badges, and a few in orange shawls stand near the doorway.

A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks down the central aisle of a hall, between rows of seated devotees in white clothing. Many seated attendees wear white dhotis, white sarees and white shirts, and several have white or blue cloths tied over their eyes. Some carry pink name badges. Behind the aisle, a small altar at the back wall holds a white statue and floral offerings beneath a dark curtain, and an orange drape hangs in the doorway. A man in white stands among the crowd near the back. The setting suggests a large satsang or Kalpataru gathering. Swamiji (probable): the walking figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair matches the page's reference to Swamiji present at this event.

October 04 2008

January 03 2008

A large white hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, many wearing white or pale clothes and white cloth blindfolds over their eyes, as at a Kalpataru darshan session. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron wrap and a red forehead mark, walks barefoot down a central aisle between the rows of seated people. Colourful cylindrical hanging banners with elephant and floral patterns decorate the ceiling, and a small altar with a deity murti stands at the far end. Several devotees with raised hands are visible at the sides. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair and saffron wrap, though the face is not visible enough for a firm identification.

January 03 2008

August 15 2009

A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a red undershirt walks down a red carpet aisle through a large white-ceilinged tent with blue draping. He has long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and gestures with his hands as he speaks. Seated on both sides are rows of people in white clothes, many wearing white blindfolds across their eyes, some with tricolour flag pins. A woman in an orange-and-white sari stands in the background, and a seated girl in white with an orange shawl looks toward the camera. Water bottles and small potted plants sit beside the seated rows.

A large indoor hall packed with seated devotees in white clothes, many with white cloth bands tied over their eyes and pink or white name badges pinned on. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange wrap over a red undergarment, walks barefoot down a central aisle between the rows. Behind the crowd a wall-mounted framed picture of a deity murti and a stage area are visible, with orange curtains at a doorway and a printed 'NO MOBILES ALLOWED' sign on the wall.

A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a tiled floor in a hall, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe draped over his body and a long white and red flower garland hanging to his waist. He has long dark hair swept back and a red bindi on his forehead, and his mouth is open as if speaking. Behind him a young man in an orange robe and beaded mala raises an arm, and a crowd of devotees including children and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and blue lanyard stands along the wall. Glass display cases and framed mirrors line the room. Swamiji (probable): the man in the central saffron robe with long swept-back hair and white-red garland fits the presentation cues, so this is a probable in-person appearance.